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Bride Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway
FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY Bride Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway Bride Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway 459.9 Sq M (4,950 Sq Ft) Property Highlights Contact • Income producing asset centrally located within Loughrea George Brady Town Email: [email protected] Tel: 091 569 181 • Excellent site extending to Circa 0.25 acres Sean Coyne • Good profile onto busy street Email: [email protected] • Neighbouring businesses include Department of Social Tel: 091 569 181 Protection, Paul Byron Shoes, Subway and numerous retail / office occupiers. Cushman & Wakefield • Currently occupied by Michael Regan Auctioneering and 2 Dockgate, Headstones Dock Road, Galway Ireland • Tenant Not Affected Tel: 091-569181 cushmanwakefield.ie The Location Schedule of Accommodation The property for sale is located in the town of Unit Sq M Sq Ft Loughrea, which itself is a large market town located Ground 246.7 2,655 in east County Galway. First 213.2 2,295 More specifically the subject property is located on Total 459.9 4,950 the north side of Bride Street at its junction with Main Street. Occupier Loughrea is located approximately 35 km south east of Galway City on the northern shore of Lough Rea The property is occupied by Michael Regan and is located at the junction of the N6, Old Dublin to Auctioneers / Headstones for €9,600 per annum. Galway Road and the N66 National Secondary Route to Gort and Limerick. Loughrea is also accessible from the west and east of the country via the newly Local Authority Rates completed M6 Motorway. €5,495.67 per annum The town has developed into a busy urban centre which provides an important market and commercial Title centre for the east and south of the county.
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Herdsmen Around Loughrea in the Late 19Th Century[1]
A ‘spirit of self-preservation’: herdsmen around Loughrea in the late 19th century [1] Dr John Cunningham Thanks to the spirit of self-preservation, based on the principles of trades unionism for mutual protection, these long-deserving toilers have unaided from any other source succeeded in putting their many grievances in such a manner that the owners of the flocks and herds felt constrained to recognise and atone for in many instances.[2] The above tribute to the Loughrea-based South and East Galway Shepherds’ Association was prompted by the tenth anniversary celebrations of a remarkable organisation, at once the defender of the traditional prerogatives of its members and the vindicator of the legitimacy of their calling. The Loughrea Herds’ League*, as it was generally known, was one of the more durable trade unions in the history of rural Ireland, but it was also a contending party in the land war of the late 19th century. The League first came into public view at an open-air meeting in the village of Bullaun on 8 June 1882. It was an appropriate venue —bullán may be translated from the Irish as ‘bullock’ — a place long associated with pastoral farming, and the centre of an extensive grazing district. The large and representative meeting had been widely-advertised by placard and word-of-mouth all over East Galway, and it succeeded in its purpose, which was to place the nascent League on a regular footing. Given the circumstances of the time, the authorities took a close interest in the proceedings, having been alerted by Oliver Dolphin junior, son of Oliver Dolphin of Turoe House, a grazing farmer of over 1,000 acres in his own right, and the employer of several herdsmen.[3] The gathering at Bullaun was but the biggest in a series of organisational meetings held in the area during May and June 1882.
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Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028
Draft Galway County Development Plan 2022- 2028 Webinar: 30th June 2021 Presented by: Forward Planning Policy Section Galway County Council What is County Development Plan Demographics of County Galway Contents of the Plan Process and Timelines How to get involved Demographics of County Galway 2016 Population 179,048. This was a 2.2% increase on 2011 census-175,124 County Galway is situated in the Northern Western Regional Area (NWRA). The other counties in this region are Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan Tuam, Ballinasloe, Oranmore, Athenry and Loughrea are the largest towns in the county Some of our towns are serviced by Motorways(M6/M17/M18) and Rail Network (Dublin-Galway, Limerick-Galway) What is County Development Plan? Framework that guides the future development of a County over the next six-year period Ensure that there is enough lands zoned in the County to meet future housing, economic and social needs Policy objectives to ensure appropriate development that happens in the right place with consideration of the environment and cultural and natural heritage. Hierarchy of Plans Process and Timelines How to get involved Visit Website-https://consult.galway.ie/ Attend Webinar View a hard copy of the plan, make a appointment to review the documents in the Planning Department, Áras an Chontae, Prospect Hill, Galway Make a Submission Contents of Draft Plan Volume 1 Written Statement-15 Chapters with Policy Objectives Volume 2 Settlement Plans- Metropolitan Plan, Small Growth Towns and Small
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Celtic Tours 2022 Brochure
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